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Peter Norbeck (August 27 1870 – December 20 1936) was an American politician from South Dakota. He served one term as the ninth Governor of South Dakota and three terms as a United States Senator. Norbeck was the first native-born Governor of South Dakota to serve in office. He is best remembered as Mount Rushmore’s great political patron for promoting the construction of the giant sculpture at Mount Rushmore and securing federal funding for it.
